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Adam Foley celebrates his goal in front of the Drogheda supporters

Drogheda defeat Waterford to end winless streak

Drogheda United earned just their fourth league victory of the season at United Park with a 2-0 win as Waterford failed to move clear of the chasing pack towards the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Soccer • 26 Jul 24

Bohemians and Dundalk face off in one of two Premier Division games tonight

LOI preview: Dundalk aim to bring Bohs towards bottom

The most low-key match week of the Premier Division brings two matches that could alter the relegation race or leave an inevitability about the bottom two. Read our match night preview.

Soccer • 26 Jul 24

James Bolger second right) fired Drogs in front

Drogheda gain revenge as Dundalk dumped out of Cup

Drogheda United win bragging rights in the Louth derby as Jon Daly unable to repeat FAI Cup success in new terrain

Soccer • 19 Jul 24

$The fracas immediately broke out following the match at Oriel Park$

Three arrests made after Louth derby post-match clashes

Three people were arrested after an altercation amongst fans following Friday night's match between Dundalk and Drogheda United at Oriel Park.

Soccer • 13 Jul 24

Dundalk's 4-2 victory put daylight between the Louth rivals at the bottom of the table

Dundalk's Louth derby win marred by post-match clashes

Dundalk gave their survival hopes a major shot in the arm by piling the pressure on their neighbours Drogheda Utd in a Louth Derby that ended with a scrap between supporters on the pitch at Oriel Park.

Soccer • 12 Jul 24

Dundalk hold a narrow advantage over Drogheda United

LOI preview: Louth derby key to relegation dogfight

Dundalk have enjoyed countless momentous occasions in the last decade but tonight brings one a world away from their past glories.

Soccer • 12 Jul 24

Drogs stopper Wogan agrees deal to join Stockport

Drogheda United's teenage goalkeeper Andrew Wogan has agreed a deal to join League One side Stockport County, but he will stay at Weavers Park on loan until the end of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division season.

Soccer • 08 Jul 24

Damien Duff with referee Paul McLaughlin after the final whistle

Nine-man Shels pay price as Drogs snatch late draw

Douglas James-Taylor notched a debut goal for Drogheda United as a late Shelbourne implosion allowed the strugglers to draw 1-1 with the league leaders at Weavers Park.

Soccer • 05 Jul 24

LOI transfers: Wood rejoins Shels on permanent deal

Galway United have confirmed the signing of striker Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe from Glentoran.

Soccer • 02 Jul 24

Derry's Cameron Dummigan, left, celebrates with team-mates Patrick Hoban, centre, and Daniel Kelly after scoring their opening goal

Derry brush aside Drogheda to continue winning ways

Derry City produced a five-star performance to easily see off bottom side Drogheda United at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Soccer • 28 Jun 24

Stephen Walsh has become Galway's joint third-highest goalscorer

Walsh hits brace as Galway return to winning ways

Galway United defeated Drogheda United 3-0 in Eamonn Deacy Park thanks to a Stephen Walsh double and an injury-time goal by Conor O'Keeffe.

Soccer • 13 Jun 24

St Patrick's Athletic playmaker Chris Forrester reacts to a missed shot on goal

Saints stalemate ends run of Drogheda defeats

St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United couldn't be separated at Weavers Park as the sides played out a 0-0 draw.

Soccer • 07 Jun 24

Connor Malley was on target for Sligo Rovers

Back-to-back wins for Sligo as they hold off Drogheda

Sligo Rovers put clear daylight between themselves and the relegation spots as they held on in a scrappy encounter to see off Drogheda United at the Showgrounds.

Soccer • 03 Jun 24

Johnny Kenny celebrates scoring the opener against Drogheda United

Depleted Shamrock Rovers defeat Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers bounced back from their defeat to Shelbourne a week ago by beating Drogheda United 2-0, making light of the lengthy list of absentees Stephen Bradley was forced to contend with at Weavers Park.

Soccer • 31 May 24

Pádraig Amond was clinical in a second-half turnaround for Waterford

Amond hat-trick helps Blues to comeback win over Drogs

Pádraig Amond netted his first hat-trick since returning to the League of Ireland on a night that saw Waterford come from 2-0 down to beat Drogheda United 4-2 in front of 2,423 spectators at the RSC.

Soccer • 23 May 24

Evan Weir of Drogheda United (3) looks on as the ball goes past Galway United goalkeeper Brendan Clarke

Galway edge five-goal thriller in Drogheda

Stephen Walsh was the Galway United match-winner on an evening where the goals flowed for the Tribesman, even if they had to wait until very late in the day to seal the points in dramatic fashion.

Soccer • 17 May 24

Sean Boyd heads home Shelbourne's equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Drogheda

Boyd rescues point as Shelbourne held by Drogheda

A Sean Boyd equaliser salvaged a point for Shelbourne for the second time in five days to keep Damien Duff's side top of the Premier Division table.

Soccer • 10 May 24

It was a sweet derby win for Drogheda United

Derby joy can galvanise plucky Drogheda - Treacy

A dramatic, sweet derby defeat of Dundalk could prove the catalyst for Drogheda United to drive themselves up the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division table towards safety, says Keith Treacy.

Soccer • 08 May 24

Drogheda players and supporters celebrating a memorable injury-time winner of the Louth derby

10-man Drogheda claim victory in pulsating Louth derby

Hayden Cann scored a 94th-minute winner as Drogheda United beat Dundalk 2-1 to settle a Louth derby that sparked into life in the second half.

Soccer • 06 May 24

Pat's end winless run against dogged Drogheda

A third goal of the season from Ruairi Keating earned St Patrick's a welcome, if laboured, first win in a month.

Soccer • 03 May 24

Josh Honohan heads Shamrock Rovers' fourth goal

Rovers rediscover spark to hand Drogheda a drubbing

Far below their usual high standards in last Friday's home draw with Galway United, Drogheda United felt the backlash from Shamrock Rovers who rediscovered their spark to record a 4-0 win at Tallaght Stadium that was their biggest of the season.

Soccer • 29 Apr 24

Frantz Pierrot celebrates after his strike haned Drogheda United the lead

Drogheda fight back for much-needed win over Sligo

Drogheda United's eight-game winless streak is over after goals from Darragh Markey, Frantz Pierrot and Aaron McNally handed them a richly deserved win over Sligo Rovers at Weavers Park.

Soccer • 26 Apr 24

James Akintunde celebrates after scoring the only goal in Dalymount

Bohs hold off Drogheda to climb into second place

Bohemians moved up to second place in the Premier Division table after they overcame Drogheda United to secure their third straight league win.

Soccer • 19 Apr 24

Frantz Pierrot of Drogheda United celebrates

Derry denied by Pierrot's late equaliser

Frantz Pierrot finally scored his first league goal for Drogheda United to deny Derry City the chance to close the gap on leaders Shelbourne in any meaningful way at least.

Soccer • 12 Apr 24

Last season's FAI Cup final was disrupted by flares being thrown onto the pitch

'There has to be a blanket ban on the pyro' - Gartland

Graham Gartland reacts to the "unacceptable" incident which saw a linesman struck by an object thrown from the stands late on during Friday's Drogheda v Shelbourne match and discusses the perils of pyro use within the LOI.

Soccer • 09 Apr 24